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Tuna Pancakes (Chamchijeon)
Korean tuna pancake recipe
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10 pancakes
Calories: 69 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
MAIN
- 185 g canned tuna , well-drained
- 2 large eggs , beaten
- 30 g green onions (1 ounce), finely chopped
- 45 g onion (1.6 ounces), finely diced
- 20 g red bell peppers or chili (0.7 ounces), seed removed & finely diced
- 20 g green bell peppers or chili (0.7 ounces), seed removed & finely diced
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise , optional (I used Hellmann’s brand)
- 2 tsp all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- A few prinkles ground black pepper
- Some cooking oil , I used rice bran oil
DIPPING SAUCE
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce , regular
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Make the dipping sauce by whisking all the dipping sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Combine all the prepared main ingredients (excluding the oil) in a mixing bowl and mix them well.
- Preheat a skillet over medium low heat and once heated add some cooking oil across the pan. Scoop out the tuna mixture with a spoon (heaped), and gently place it onto the pan (each spoonful mixture makes one pancake). Cook for 2-3 mins. Flip them over and cook another 2-3 mins, or until golden brown.You can also tell it is ready when no egg liquid seeps out when you gently press the mixture down with a spatula.Remove from the pan when both sides of the pancake are cooked. Repeat this until all the remaining mixture is used up. You may need to add more cooking oil between the batches.
- Serve with the dipping sauce. Also with cooked rice and other Korean side dishes.
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Notes
- * 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
- ** If you want to get more creative with the dipping sauce, be sure to check my Korean pancake sauce recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
69kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
37mg
(12%)
Sodium
246mg
(10%)
Potassium
73mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
162IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10pancakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 69
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 69kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 37mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 246mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 73mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 162IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.